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Eight weeks of generally positive attention is paying small but positive dividends to Florida's leading Republican presidential contenders, former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. Bush and Rubio both ticked up in a statewide poll of possible presidential matchups released Tuesday. Not so for Democrat Hillary Clinton, who's feeling the effects of intense media scrutiny and partisan attacks focused on her email practices as secretary of state. Clinton dropped slightly in the Quinnipiac University Poll. Even with the movement — a little more support for Bush and Rubio and a little less for Clinton — Florida remains in the too-close-to-call category. The Sunshine...

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Eight weeks of generally positive attention is paying small but positive dividends to Florida's leading Republican presidential contenders, former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.Bush and Rubio both ticked up in a statewide poll of possible...

Sen. Ted Cruz is a decided underdog for the Republican presidential nomination, but he understands where his opening lies. And this, in turn, tells us a lot about the shape of the contest and the fight the GOP is about to have.
It is no accident that...

The national Republican Party is heaping criticism on Hillary Clinton for the family foundation's ties to foreign donors — even though some of those same donors have ties to former Gov. Jeb Bush and his family.In its latest missive directed at Clinton,...

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is an early front-runner in New Hampshire, home to the nation's first presidential primary.His lead is small, and the Feb. 9, 2016, primary is a long way off.But it's still positive for Bush, who made his first foray to the...

TALLAHASSEE — Amid continued backlash over Florida's testing regimen, the state may stop holding back third grade students who fail the state's standardized tests.
If Florida lawmakers agree to the change, it would mark a major departure from a policy...

Florida's standing as the state that could determine who is the next president was confirmed Tuesday by new polling that shows neck-and-neck races between Democrat Hillary Clinton and a range of potential Republican nominees.The numbers show Florida...

Florida's presidential primary will be held March 15 next year.
Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Thursday setting the primary date, which will give Republicans the option of making the election a winner-take-all contest.
The law previously had the date set...

Florida is maneuvering to give former Gov. Jeb Bush or Sen. Marco Rubio a big home state boost by holding a winner-take-all presidential primary under legislation that now awaits Republican Gov. Rick Scott's signature.The bill approved Wednesday by the...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators are prepared to scale back the number of tests given to students, but they remain opposed to any large changes that could undo the signature program put in place by former Gov. Jeb Bush.
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Jeb Bush is trying to convince the conservative faithful across the country that he's no "RINO" — a Republican In Name Only.
The prospective presidential frontrunner's eight-year record as Florida governor helps make the case to doubters that...

Jeb Bush is a fine man. He's a conservative. He was a highly effective conservative governor. He would probably make a fine president. And, if he were the Republican nominee, there would be precious few good arguments -- from a conservative perspective --...

All things being equal, Lindsey Graham would like to be president. The South Carolina senator visited New Hampshire this week, pursuing the dodgy mix of running for the Republican presidential nomination while championing comprehensive immigration reform....

WASHINGTON — The Florida firefighters and paramedics union is "leaning heavily" toward supporting Jeb Bush for president, a potentially powerful endorsement that could help the former governor win his home state if he decides to run.
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Jeb Bush has a problem: He’s too much the same. So he’s come up with a solution: Be different in other ways.
He’s too much the same in that he’s trying to become the third member of his family to be president, and that’s a challenge when hoping...

Presidential hopefuls are making strategic forays into South Florida, hoping to prevent the state's favorite son Republicans from locking up all the money and support and position themselves if Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio falter.Wisconsin Gov. Scott...

Potential Republican presidential candidates are neck-deep in the “money primary,” schlepping from one wealthy watering hole to another, kissing the proper palms, stroking the insatiable egos, and if successful, pocketing commitments and cash. The...

I had the pleasure of serving this week on a Florida TaxWatch media panel at the Gunster law firm (Sun Sentinel editorial page editor Rosemary O'Hara also was on the panel).
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Presidents have to make more life-and-death decisions than anyone can be prepared for.
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Key Republican members of Congress from South Florida are lining up behind former Gov. Jeb Bush's presidential campaign over their colleague U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's possible candidacy.The Hill, a Washington based newspaper and news website, surveyed the...

The headline in The New York Times is strong, and an indictment that before he was a politician, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush used his name freely. The headline read: "As dynasty's son, Jeb Bush used his connections freely."
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